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August Entry: Modern Rose

This is intended for modern maps. It is based on a compass I drew in a dungeonforge forum thread a while back.

This one is completely from scratch, however, and completely in Inkscape, including all shading, blurs, effects, and so on. I have exported it as as png, so the transparency has been maintained. I'd love to see someone drop it on a map (hint It is intended to look like a metal rimmed, curved glass thingy with the marking engraved and enameled on it.

I could also remove the hightlights and shadows so it could be rotated differently... I'll post the svg if there is interest.

*EDIT* I added an in use example on a map I found on my hard drive...Not the right style, but shows off the lighting effects a bit more...
-Rob A>

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Last edited by RobA; 08-09-2007 at 04:12 PM.
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